[asurne]

I think at most top of line places, internships are viewed as a two way interview. Firms get to see how the intern performs over 8-12 weeks, and the intern gets to see company culture/fit for 8-12 weeks. The work the intern is doing isn't the goal of the internship.

[jollybean]

I understand that, but $45K is a huge amount of money to spend on that, and especially for so many.

I worked at a blue chip we hired a lot of interns and we put them to work, man they ran a lot of things.

That said, it was hit or miss.